search

Search the National Library's catalog - books, newspapers, journals, photos, maps, music, manuscripts, radio/TV and more, both physical and digitized. Digitized text (OCR) is matched too by default, so a query can surface newspaper or book pages that mention a term even when it's not in the title.

Signature: search(q: string, required; media_type: string, optional, default None; language: string, optional, default None; county: string, optional, default None; year_from: integer, optional, default None; year_to: integer, optional, default None; digital_only: yes/no, optional, default False; sort: string, optional, default None; page: integer, optional, default 0; size: integer, optional, default 10; limit: integer, items, optional, default 25; offset: integer, items, optional, default 0)

Direct GET

For navigating agents: open the HTML page with parameters in the URL. The result is fetched and displayed without screenshots or form filling.

Open this validated HTML GET URL

https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/kilder/nasjonalbiblioteket/search/?q={q}&media_type={media_type}&language={language}&county={county}&year_from={year_from}&year_to={year_to}&digital_only=false&sort={sort}&page=0&size=10&limit=25&offset=0

Replace {q}, {media_type}, {language}, {county}, {year_from}, {year_to}, {digital_only}, {sort}, {page}, {size} with values. Remove unused optional parameters from the URL.

For software and dashboards: Read the operation descriptor. The JSON GET template is https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/api/v1/kilder/nasjonalbiblioteket/search?q={q}&media_type={media_type}&language={language}&county={county}&year_from={year_from}&year_to={year_to}&digital_only=false&sort={sort}&page=0&size=10&limit=25&offset=0. Open this exact request as JSON.

Parameter	Requirement	JSON type	Description
`q`	required	string	Free-text query. Supports field-restricted terms too, e.g. "subject:fiske year:1970" combined with free text.
`media_type`	optional	union	Restrict to one type, e.g. aviser (newspapers), bøker (books), tidsskrift (journals), bilder (photos), musikk, kart (maps), film, plakater (posters), noter (sheet music), radio, fjernsyn. See get_aggregations(q="*", group_by="mediatype") for the full list with counts.
`language`	optional	union	Language filter - values are inconsistent in the catalog (mixes codes like "nob" and labels like "Norsk bokmål"); check get_aggregations(q=q, group_by="languages") first if unsure.
`county`	optional	union	Norwegian county name, e.g. "Troms", "Oslo".
`year_from`	optional	union	Restrict to items published/issued in this year range (inclusive).
`year_to`	optional	union	Restrict to items published/issued in this year range (inclusive).
`digital_only`	optional	boolean	Only items that have been digitized.
`sort`	optional	union	One of date, title, otherid, firstDigitalContentTime, optionally suffixed ",desc" (default: relevance).
`page`	optional	integer	Zero-based page index.
`size`	optional	integer	Results per page, 1 to 100 (default 10).
`limit`	optional	integer	Gateway page size; default 25, maximum 100.
`offset`	optional	integer	Number of list items to skip; default 0.

Generated JavaScript, Python and response structure

Use JSON when the user requests code, machine-readable data, value extraction or further computation. Use the HTML GET page to identify the correct source and verify parameters.

Example for generated JavaScript and Python

https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/api/v1/kilder/nasjonalbiblioteket/search?q={q}&media_type={media_type}&language={language}&county={county}&year_from={year_from}&year_to={year_to}&digital_only=false&sort={sort}&page=0&size=10&limit=25&offset=0

Replace URL placeholders and remove unused optional parameters.

JavaScript in a dashboard

const url = "https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/api/v1/kilder/nasjonalbiblioteket/search?q={q}&media_type={media_type}&language={language}&county={county}&year_from={year_from}&year_to={year_to}&digital_only=false&sort={sort}&page=0&size=10&limit=25&offset=0";
const response = await fetch(url);
if (!response.ok) {
  const failure = await response.json();
  throw new Error(`${failure.error.code}: ${failure.error.message} ${failure.suggestion}`);
}
const result = await response.json();
const data = result.data;

Python without additional packages

import json
from urllib.request import urlopen

url = "https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/api/v1/kilder/nasjonalbiblioteket/search?q={q}&media_type={media_type}&language={language}&county={county}&year_from={year_from}&year_to={year_to}&digital_only=false&sort={sort}&page=0&size=10&limit=25&offset=0"
with urlopen(url) as response:
    result = json.load(response)
data = result["data"]

Response structure

{
  "source": "nasjonalbiblioteket",
  "operation": "search",
  "parameters": {},
  "data": {},
  "entities": [],
  "_meta": {"retrieved_at": "...", "sources": [], "cache": {}},
  "_links": {"self": "...", "source": "...", "wiki": "...", "feedback": "..."}
}

Form for manual use

The form is a fallback for people and browser agents that cannot open the GET URL directly.

q (required) Type: string. Free-text query. Supports field-restricted terms too, e.g. "subject:fiske year:1970" combined with free text.

media_type Type: string. Restrict to one type, e.g. aviser (newspapers), bøker (books), tidsskrift (journals), bilder (photos), musikk, kart (maps), film, plakater (posters), noter (sheet music), radio, fjernsyn. See get_aggregations(q="*", group_by="mediatype") for the full list with counts.

language Type: string. Language filter - values are inconsistent in the catalog (mixes codes like "nob" and labels like "Norsk bokmål"); check get_aggregations(q=q, group_by="languages") first if unsure.

county Type: string. Norwegian county name, e.g. "Troms", "Oslo".

year_from Type: integer. Restrict to items published/issued in this year range (inclusive).

year_to Type: integer. Restrict to items published/issued in this year range (inclusive).

digital_only Type: yes/no. Only items that have been digitized.

sort Type: string. One of date, title, otherid, firstDigitalContentTime, optionally suffixed ",desc" (default: relevance).

page Type: integer. Zero-based page index.

size Type: integer. Results per page, 1 to 100 (default 10).

Result

Source: National Library of Norway. Retrieved 2026-09-27T08:46:33Z in 0.233 seconds.

total:

153

page:

size:

items:

10 results

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aedf3913b9b28004a8858e3edd48b5c5
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000007882
title:
Levert 2020 : Petroleumsrelatert leverandørindustri i Nord-Norge
creators:
3 results
1. Kilskar, Signe
2. Kvarum, Marit
3. Nyvold, Carl Erik
year:
2021
publisher:
Kunnskapsparken Bodø AS
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000007882_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/aedf3913b9b28004a8858e3edd48b5c5
id:
44acfd5fca21443dbba5932025c60e18
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000007579
title:
Levert 2019 : Petroleumsrelatert leverandørindustri i Nord-Norge
creators:
4 results
1. Steffensen, Tom
2. Ryland Antonsen, Kristian
3. Greger, Sunniva
4. Nyvold, Carl Erik
year:
2020
publisher:
Kunnskapsparken Bodø AS
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000007579_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/44acfd5fca21443dbba5932025c60e18
id:
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urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_tromsfolkeblad_null_null_20110523_47_117_1
title:
TF Folkebladet (2008- )
creators:
not reported by source
year:
20110523
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
1 results
1. Norsk bokmål
county:
Troms
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
ccbyncnd
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_tromsfolkeblad_null_null_20110523_47_117_1-1_001_null/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/ddb1f07ee0d245e1bedb8d20db6ed5ed
id:
823353acc56685f48c33fc3962e4d7a1
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_harstadtidende_null_null_20200522_134_117_1
title:
Harstad Tidende
creators:
not reported by source
year:
20200522
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
1 results
1. Norsk bokmål
county:
Troms
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
ccbyncnd
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_harstadtidende_null_null_20200522_134_117_1-1_001_hovedavis/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/823353acc56685f48c33fc3962e4d7a1
id:
7fe49fa90b42220fe8b0548c47ff4d9f
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2009031104007
title:
Methods for monitoring European large carnivores : a worldwide review of relevant experience
creators:
1 results
1. Linnell, John D.C.
year:
1998
publisher:
NINA Norsk institutt for naturforskning
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. eng
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2009031104007_C1/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/7fe49fa90b42220fe8b0548c47ff4d9f
id:
db9bee1f82259881bb8ca6f91f211bb6
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025070380043_003
title:
Energi (Oslo : 1989) : utgis av nyhetsbyrået Europower. 2012 Vol. 24 Nr. 4
creators:
2 results
1. Europower
2. Energiforsyningens fellesorganisasjon
year:
2012
publisher:
Europower
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025070380043_003_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/db9bee1f82259881bb8ca6f91f211bb6
id:
62b55ef36a0eddd79492b63ed9ba7cf7
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025062780057_005
title:
Energi (Oslo : 1989) : utgis av nyhetsbyrået Europower. 2014 Vol. 26 Nr. 5
creators:
2 results
1. Europower
2. Energiforsyningens fellesorganisasjon
year:
2014
publisher:
Europower
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025062780057_005_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/62b55ef36a0eddd79492b63ed9ba7cf7
id:
3d10db084537b096dc07a65ec0bb69f9
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025072480057_006
title:
Energiteknikk (trykt utg.) : fagbladet for energibransjen. 2013 Nr. Bilag til nr. 5
creators:
not reported by source
year:
2013
publisher:
Elektromedia
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2025072480057_006_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/3d10db084537b096dc07a65ec0bb69f9
id:
1df121a3c09b3dcf099d40bf86a9d332
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024070283001_001
title:
FriProg-magasinet. 2007 Nr. 1
creators:
1 results
1. Nasjonalt kompetansesenter for fri programvare
year:
2007
publisher:
[Nasjonalt kompetansesenter for fri programvare]
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
1 results
1. nob
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2024070283001_001_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/1df121a3c09b3dcf099d40bf86a9d332
id:
6127a56dfc3d1296ab05d63667647fdb
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_lokalavisanordsalten_null_null_20071116_12_42_1
title:
Lokalavisa NordSalten
creators:
not reported by source
year:
20071116
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
1 results
1. Norsk bokmål
county:
Nordland
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_lokalavisanordsalten_null_null_20071116_12_42_1-1_001_null/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/6127a56dfc3d1296ab05d63667647fdb

limit:

offset:

returned:

has_more_results:

yes

truncated:

yes

next_offset:

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How an AI agent should use this page

Ground rule: Navigate with HTML GET links to keep explanations and relationships. Use the page's JSON alternative only when concrete values must be extracted, compared or computed.

How to use the search lookup

Replace the placeholders in the HTML GET template; remove optional parameters you do not need.
Check types, units, limits and ID formats in the parameter table.
Follow linked results to canonical pages before combining sources.

Misreading to avoid: An empty list means "no results for this lookup". An error message or unavailable source does not mean the data does not exist.

Source-specific next step

Go to the source page for other operations. Use the JSON template only after the HTML result shows that the parameters and source are correct.

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